USA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	294,419	1	504,904	- 210,485
Violence	2	198,413	27	18,976	+ 179,437
Stroke	3	132,769	4	158,520	- 25,751
Diabetes Mellitus	4	122,300	10	61,418	+ 60,882
Road Traffic Accidents	5	121,761	17	41,694	+ 80,066
HIV/AIDS	6	81,963	42	5,660	+ 76,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	78,658	11	60,317	+ 18,341
Kidney Disease	8	64,909	6	85,861	- 20,952
Hypertension	9	56,846	8	65,960	- 9,115
Lung Disease	10	56,350	3	195,387	- 139,037
Lung Cancers	11	42,674	5	155,533	- 112,858
Low Birth Weight	12	33,790	39	6,924	+ 26,866
Prostate Cancer	13	31,170	20	35,612	- 4,442
Congenital Anomalies	14	31,139	34	11,762	+ 19,378
Breast Cancer	15	28,048	13	48,671	- 20,623
Liver Disease	16	25,610	16	43,402	- 17,793
Stomach Cancer	17	23,801	33	13,077	+ 10,724
Other Neoplasms	18	23,717	29	17,743	+ 5,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	22,294	9	61,827	- 39,533
Cervical Cancer	20	21,735	38	6,984	+ 14,751
Other Injuries	21	18,528	25	25,997	- 7,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	14,872	37	9,955	+ 4,917
Lymphomas	23	13,654	19	40,281	- 26,627
Birth Trauma	24	11,895	54	1,233	+ 10,662
Pancreas Cancer	25	11,841	15	44,293	- 32,452
Liver Cancer	26	11,263	23	27,064	- 15,801
Leukemia	27	11,024	24	26,966	- 15,941
Falls	28	9,468	18	40,418	- 30,950
Chagas disease	29	9,039	70	4	+ 9,035
Endocrine Disorders	30	8,315	14	46,985	- 38,670
Tuberculosis	31	8,180	62	546	+ 7,634
Malnutrition	32	6,883	40	6,762	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	33	6,554	22	32,529	- 25,975
Suicide	34	6,403	12	53,099	- 46,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	6,260	2	287,198	- 280,939
Ovary Cancer	36	6,157	31	14,591	- 8,435
Skin Cancers	37	6,053	32	14,311	- 8,258
Oral Cancer	38	5,955	35	11,555	- 5,600
Maternal Conditions	39	4,620	56	779	+ 3,841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,569	48	3,461	+ 1,108
Epilepsy	41	4,492	50	3,162	+ 1,330
Malaria	42	4,399	77	0	+ 4,398
Drownings	43	4,249	45	4,070	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4,047	28	17,829	- 13,782
Bladder Cancer	45	3,989	26	19,622	- 15,633
Asthma	46	3,404	46	3,818	- 414
Uterin Cancer	47	3,385	36	10,063	- 6,678
Parkinson's Disease	48	2,754	21	34,491	- 31,737
Meningitis	49	2,744	60	606	+ 2,138
Drug Use	50	2,465	7	74,435	- 71,970
War	51	2,024	55	1,198	+ 826
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,969	52	2,461	- 492
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,649	58	678	+ 971
Fires	54	1,580	49	3,183	- 1,603
Anemia	55	1,375	51	3,115	- 1,740
Appendicitis	56	1,068	63	424	+ 643
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	876	47	3,646	- 2,770
Poisonings	58	739	53	1,674	- 935
Dengue	59	710	76	0	+ 710
Multiple Sclerosis	60	554	44	5,059	- 4,505
Encephalitis	61	405	68	25	+ 379
Alcohol	62	376	30	14,659	- 14,284
Hepatitis B	63	325	59	608	- 283
Pertussis	64	280	69	16	+ 264
Hepatitis C	65	232	41	5,684	- 5,452
Skin Disease	66	193	43	5,409	- 5,216
Syphilis	67	167	66	49	+ 117
Tetanus	68	83	71	2	+ 81
Schizophrenia	69	64	57	723	- 658
Ascariasis	70	53	82	0	+ 53
Leprosy	71	46	74	0	+ 46
Osteoarthritis	72	32	61	579	- 547
Leishmaniasis	73	30	79	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	74	15	65	229	- 214
Otitis Media	75	14	67	34	- 20
Schistosomiasis	76	9	72	1	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	5	73	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.